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VIA FATHER CORAPI: Cultivating Our Relationship with the Blessed Mother
As we enter another month of May we can't help but turn our thoughts to Mary, the Mother of the Lord and our dear spiritual Mother. For whatever reason some people have difficulty relating to the Blessed Mother. On the other hand, tens of millions of us love her dearly and can't understand why anyone wouldn't. I have always thought, "If she's good enough for Jesus, She's good enough for you!"
We find ourselves caught in a violent spiritual war today. We need all of the help we can get. One of the greatest aids God has given us is the gift of His own Mother. We are foolhardy indeed if we refuse or fail to avail ourselves of this powerful gift.
Pray the Rosary every day. If we do not do this I'm afraid we'll bear much of the responsibility for the state of the world—which is catastrophic. Can God bless a country that formally and legally embraces such human rights abuses as the genocide of abortion? Can God look fondly on a world that sanctions things such as fetal stem cell research, human cloning, and gay marriage? These things constitute an assault on life itself, yet the average person is apparently too dull witted or morally blind to see this.
At decisive times in human history, when all seemed dark, desperate, and nearly lost, the Church turned to Mary, the Mother of the Lord and our Mother, the Woman Clothed with the Sun. She interceded for poor humanity with her Son and won the day. We are at such crossroads now and this May let's not fail to turn to her in all of our needs. Everything we give to her, all of our prayers, go immediately to Jesus, Who gives them to the Father in the power of the Holy Spirit.
I strongly urge you to totally consecrate yourself to Jesus through Mary, pray the Rosary every day, and have confidence in her maternal intercession. Above all love your Mother, for I promise you—your Mother
MORE ON MARY AND THE MONTH OF MAY
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J: Devotion of the Blessed Virgin Today
UDayton: May, Mary's Month, Marian Coronation
The Consecration of the Month of May to Mary
Already in the 13th century, the King of Castile, Alfonso X the Wise, had compared the beauty of Mary with the month of May in one of his songs. In the following century, the Dominican Blessed Henry Suso, during the time of flowers, used to weave crowns to offer to the Holy Virgin on the First of May.
In 1549, a Benedictine, Seidl, published a book entitled "The Spiritual Month of May," while St Philip Neri urged young people to show devotion to the Virgin Mary during the month of May, when he gathered children around the altar of the Blessed Virgin to offer her spring flowers.
A few years later, the Jesuits recommended that on the eve of the first of May, families set up an altar to the Blessed Virgin Mary in their homes, decorated with flowers and candles. The idea is that every day of the month, the family would meet to recite some prayers in honor of the Blessed Virgin and then draw lots for a piece of paper indicating the virtue to practice the next day. This Marian devotion is perpetuated throughout the world to this very day. So during this month of May, do not hesitate to act like the children of the middle ages and to offer flowers and prayers to Mary!
MORE FROM "A MOMENT WITH MARY": Where Does the Name "Rosary" Come From?
Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerRequest3@aol.com
READ THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: http://www.oneyearbibleonline.com/may.asp?version=63&startmmdd=0101
May 5, 2009VIA FATHER CORAPI: Cultivating Our Relationship with the Blessed Mother
As we enter another month of May we can't help but turn our thoughts to Mary, the Mother of the Lord and our dear spiritual Mother. For whatever reason some people have difficulty relating to the Blessed Mother. On the other hand, tens of millions of us love her dearly and can't understand why anyone wouldn't. I have always thought, "If she's good enough for Jesus, She's good enough for you!"
We find ourselves caught in a violent spiritual war today. We need all of the help we can get. One of the greatest aids God has given us is the gift of His own Mother. We are foolhardy indeed if we refuse or fail to avail ourselves of this powerful gift.
Pray the Rosary every day. If we do not do this I'm afraid we'll bear much of the responsibility for the state of the world—which is catastrophic. Can God bless a country that formally and legally embraces such human rights abuses as the genocide of abortion? Can God look fondly on a world that sanctions things such as fetal stem cell research, human cloning, and gay marriage? These things constitute an assault on life itself, yet the average person is apparently too dull witted or morally blind to see this.
At decisive times in human history, when all seemed dark, desperate, and nearly lost, the Church turned to Mary, the Mother of the Lord and our Mother, the Woman Clothed with the Sun. She interceded for poor humanity with her Son and won the day. We are at such crossroads now and this May let's not fail to turn to her in all of our needs. Everything we give to her, all of our prayers, go immediately to Jesus, Who gives them to the Father in the power of the Holy Spirit.
I strongly urge you to totally consecrate yourself to Jesus through Mary, pray the Rosary every day, and have confidence in her maternal intercession. Above all love your Mother, for I promise you—your Mother
MORE ON MARY AND THE MONTH OF MAY
Fr. John A. Hardon, S.J: Devotion of the Blessed Virgin Today
UDayton: May, Mary's Month, Marian Coronation
The Consecration of the Month of May to Mary
Already in the 13th century, the King of Castile, Alfonso X the Wise, had compared the beauty of Mary with the month of May in one of his songs. In the following century, the Dominican Blessed Henry Suso, during the time of flowers, used to weave crowns to offer to the Holy Virgin on the First of May.
In 1549, a Benedictine, Seidl, published a book entitled "The Spiritual Month of May," while St Philip Neri urged young people to show devotion to the Virgin Mary during the month of May, when he gathered children around the altar of the Blessed Virgin to offer her spring flowers.
A few years later, the Jesuits recommended that on the eve of the first of May, families set up an altar to the Blessed Virgin Mary in their homes, decorated with flowers and candles. The idea is that every day of the month, the family would meet to recite some prayers in honor of the Blessed Virgin and then draw lots for a piece of paper indicating the virtue to practice the next day. This Marian devotion is perpetuated throughout the world to this very day. So during this month of May, do not hesitate to act like the children of the middle ages and to offer flowers and prayers to Mary!
MORE FROM "A MOMENT WITH MARY": Where Does the Name "Rosary" Come From?
Ladder of Divine Ascent excerpt: Step 15- "On incorruptible purity and chastity"
38. I have seen pride lead to humility. And I remembered him who said: Who hath known the mind of the Lord (Rom 11:34)? The pit and offspring of conceit is a fall; but a fall is often an occasion of humility for those who are willing to use it to their advantage.Prayer request? Send an email to: PrayerRequest3@aol.com
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